This initially took form on his third album, 1991’s A Little Ain’t Enough, where he began to regularly sing up to the fifth octave for the first time in his career. However, upon leaving the band, Roth went on to launch a successful solo career that would showcase his highest and lowest singing to date. Part of the reason for this is that his best-known work with Van Halen mostly showcases him only singing in a range of roughly B2-B4. The video’s creator states, “Most know David Lee Roth for his zany stage presence and over-the-top performances, but seldom is it recognized that he possesses a remarkably wide vocal range too. If you’re too lazy to dig out your old Van Halen records and hunt for David Lee Roth’s lowest and highest sung notes, the video below features a compilation of 31 examples of why DLR is “the most versatile old-school hard rock singer.”
The fact isn’t so surprising when one realizes that, in addition to his tremendous personality, the Van Halen frontman possesses a vocal range of 5 octaves and 3 notes (ranging from E1 to A6), which makes him the most versatile old-school hard rock singer. “For almost half a century, David Lee Roth has been the embodiment of a larger-than-life superstar hard rock frontman and his singing has been equally praised. “Most of these vocalists have ranges of 5 octaves at least, where your average singer usually masters 2-3 at best.
In fact, they declare Roth “the most versatile old-school hard rock singer” of all. A new article on Ultimate-Guitar entitled, ‘Top 10 Rock & Metal Singers With Widest Vocal Ranges’ lists David Lee Roth as one of the top 10 rock singers with the widest singing range.
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